Galaxy Rasbora Threatened?

[Mzungu]

Found this looking around, I hadn't heard about this.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/03/070307-new-fish.html

[eklikewhoa]

Re: Galaxy Rasbora Threatened?

Yeah it's all over the web!

6 months after being discovered and they are at risk of being wiped out! Another thing, the galaxy has been re-classified as Celestial pearl danio or something of that nature.

I think there was one good shipment to the LFS around town that cater to that stuff and they are all gone now. I was able to scrounge up some from Fish Ranch II to try and breed them. I think GulfCoastDiscus can bring in a box at a time but I am waiting to hear back from him.

[Mzungu]

Re: Galaxy Rasbora Threatened?

Yeah, that's what the article said - Celestial Pearl Danio. I just put Galazy Rasbora in the title so people would know what fish I was talking about.  :)

It's really too bad. Do you have yours in a species tank? Is there a lot of info out there on breeding them?

[eklikewhoa]

Re: Galaxy Rasbora Threatened?

Not really much info other than they somewhat readily breed.

I have gotten lots of "foreplay" from the male that's in there. Right now they are in my planted tank with the white clouds and the apisto's but I am upgrading my zebra tank so that 20long will be for the Celestial's and hopefully I can get a lot more to greater the chance.

Off the top of my head I think I read.....7.4ph, 74-76f, eggs layed in moss, male more blue with stripes in fins and full red while females lacked it.

[rrocket2002]

Re: Galaxy Rasbora Threatened?

How much do these go for?  I'd be interested in getting some to keep and breed as well.

Raul

[rrocket2002]

Re: Galaxy Rasbora Threatened?

Ek,

I found a link to someone who had some of his breed.

Enjoy!

http://www.aquamoss.net/Articles/Microrasbora-sp-Galaxy.htm

Raul

[eklikewhoa]

Re: Galaxy Rasbora Threatened?

I got mine at a pretty decent deal from Fish Ranch for $8ea.

I think GCD could bring in some but it might be a box deal which would be like 30pc I am thinking. Wanna split a box Raul?

[rrocket2002]

Re: Galaxy Rasbora Threatened?

I would consider it, depends on how much.  Aqua Zoo was selling theirs for 5.99 when they had them.

Raul

[eklikewhoa]

Re: Galaxy Rasbora Threatened?

I think that $5 price is behind us now.

Now that they are almost gone I think the price has gone up. On aquabid if you buy a box of 30-35 with shipping it comes out to be about $6-7 ea.

[rrocket2002]

Re: Galaxy Rasbora Threatened?

Alot of the local fish stores don't know this.  The only one that I called that knew this was Fish Ranch.

Raul

[eklikewhoa]

Re: Galaxy Rasbora Threatened?

Yeah but what LFS in town do you know still has any for sale?

[rrocket2002]

Re: Galaxy Rasbora Threatened?

If I tell you, you're gonna run over and get them all... :crazy:

[eklikewhoa]

Re: Galaxy Rasbora Threatened?

Hahahahaha, I will just call myself then.....  

j/k I would like to add some more to the 8 I have now but don't mind waiting unless you are on the fence about them.

[Spot86t]

Re: Galaxy Rasbora Threatened?

I'd be glad to go in on a mass quantity of them with someone or a few of you!  Especially if we can get the price down to 5$ each or so (less preferably).

I've got some now (about 25ish) - they're tiny guys and I'd like to keep a group in a few different tanks.  This way if one tank gets some illness I won't have all of them at risk.  I've got about 10 in a bookshelf 5-gal, they're still sooo skittish still.  The rest are still in my QBucket - they arrived last week.

[eklikewhoa]

Re: Galaxy Rasbora Threatened?

Fish Ranch got some more in but they say it will be their last shipment for a very long time.

$12.99 ea or 5/$50.........looks like the market has already inflated due to population.